About me

I'm Brendan, a Computer Science major and Africana Studies minor at Columbia University. I like hip hop, fashion, painting, soccer (guess my Premier League team), and of course, photography

I started taking 35 mm film pictures a few years back before switching to digital. I like capturing slices of life: I enjoy finding the charm in imperfection and immortalizing candid moments. Portraits are my favorite type of photo to take though.

Outside of photos, here are some projects I've done and some places to find me.

Global Thought Scholars Digital Literacy Curriculum

I designed a curriculum and website for a research project to help students navigate the modern web landscape, from misinformation to AI generated photos. Heads up - it's not quite optimized for mobile.

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Gr8 Eagle Cyber

I interned at cybersecurity startup Gr8 Eagle Cyber as a Security Intern and also spearheaded the website and marketing.

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Surgery Turnover Time App

Using React Native and Firebase, I built an app with a peer + surgeons at the Spine Institute of San Diego to help reduce turnover time between surgeries.

(Many implementation details are confidential — reach out if you want to hear more.)

WKCR

I volunteer at WKCR, a radio station based in NYC. My main shows are hip hop. Tune your dial to 89.9 FM, or support below:

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SampleSearch

I made this website game that teaches you how to detect the regional origin of hip hop samples.

Play here

Amateur Game Design

I used to make games in my free time. They were bad and I love them. Here's an example, called Updog. Click the link to play.

Play here

Paintings

About these pieces

A few of my paintings. Tap/click any thumbnail for full view.